New Confirmed Cases 42,724, Down 26,686 from Previous Day...525 Critical Cases (Summary)

Number of Confirmed Cases on Saturday Lowest in 8 Weeks

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[Asia Economy Reporter Myunghwan Lee] As the resurgence of COVID-19 enters a declining phase, 42,000 new confirmed cases were reported on the 10th. The number of new confirmed cases dropped to the 40,000 range for the first time since July on a Saturday basis.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, 42,724 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the cumulative total to 23,976,673.

The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 26,686 from the previous day's 69,410. It was 36,997 fewer than the 79,721 cases reported a week ago on the 3rd, and 52,844 fewer than the 95,568 cases reported two weeks ago on the 27th of last month. This is the first time since July 16, when 41,295 cases were reported on a Saturday, that the number has fallen to the 40,000 range. At the same time, it is the lowest number in eight weeks.

From the 4th to that day, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 72,127 → 37,530 → 99,822 → 85,529 → 72,646 → 69,410 → 42,724. The daily average was 68,541.

Among the new confirmed cases that day, imported cases decreased by 40 from the previous day (277) to 237. Excluding imported cases, domestic regional infections were 42,487.

The number of confirmed cases by region (including imported cases) was: Gyeonggi 10,956, Seoul 6,081, Gyeongnam 2,991, Gyeongbuk 2,939, Daegu 2,585, Incheon 2,301, Chungnam 1,974, Jeonbuk 1,848, Chungbuk 1,836, Busan 1,612, Gwangju 1,562, Jeonnam 1,484, Daejeon 1,481, Gangwon 1,458, Ulsan 802, Sejong 414, Jeju 375, Quarantine 25.

Although the peak of the resurgence passed last month, the number of critically ill patients and deaths remains high. As of midnight that day, the number of critically ill patients in care increased by 21 from the previous day's 504 to 525.

However, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 on the previous day was 48, down by 20 from the day before (68). The cumulative number of deaths is 27,429, and the cumulative fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.11%. Among the deceased, 30 (62.50%) were aged 80 or older, 10 (20.83%) were in their 70s, 6 were in their 60s, and 1 was in their 50s. One death also occurred in the 0?9 age group, bringing the cumulative total in this age group to 32.

As of 5 p.m. the previous day, the bed occupancy rates were 31.5% for critically ill beds, 41.8% for semi-critical beds, and 29.2% for moderate beds. As of midnight that day, 406,509 confirmed patients were under home treatment, a decrease of 19,399 from the previous day (425,908).

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